Martin GH
@martinghewitt.bsky.social
Freelance culture, music, society, travel, architecture, and environmental journalist. -
Environment Journal reporter.
Copywriter for hire.
Manchester.
https://linktr.ee/Martin_the_scribe
Environment Journal reporter.
Copywriter for hire.
Manchester.
https://linktr.ee/Martin_the_scribe
Must be mad waking up American and seeing in Washington what
the rest of the world has been looking at for ages.
Profit over people. Corporations over community. Ethics subservient to everything greed.
the rest of the world has been looking at for ages.
Profit over people. Corporations over community. Ethics subservient to everything greed.
April 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Must be mad waking up American and seeing in Washington what
the rest of the world has been looking at for ages.
Profit over people. Corporations over community. Ethics subservient to everything greed.
the rest of the world has been looking at for ages.
Profit over people. Corporations over community. Ethics subservient to everything greed.
This US war plan on Signal story is maybe the wildest yet.
Is anyone in the US government accountable to anything anymore??
Is anyone in the US government accountable to anything anymore??
March 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This US war plan on Signal story is maybe the wildest yet.
Is anyone in the US government accountable to anything anymore??
Is anyone in the US government accountable to anything anymore??
Reposted by Martin GH
Former VOA press freedom reporter @liamjscott.bsky.social writes in @columjournreview.bsky.social about his last days at Voice of America before Trump’s executive order to gut the broadcaster, alongside its sister outlets, and put their employees on an administrative leave.
The Last Days at Voice of America
Covering the press freedom beat at VOA, I got a front-row seat to its demise.
www.cjr.org
March 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Former VOA press freedom reporter @liamjscott.bsky.social writes in @columjournreview.bsky.social about his last days at Voice of America before Trump’s executive order to gut the broadcaster, alongside its sister outlets, and put their employees on an administrative leave.
Proud of my pals here. New dance floor, powered by custom L-Acoustics rig, with record shop, indie bookstore and upstairs club opening in Manchester.
renae, on Thomas Street, ISN’T A LISTENING BAR.
Instead, it’s a place for serious music and actual fun.
djmag.com/news/new-mul...
renae, on Thomas Street, ISN’T A LISTENING BAR.
Instead, it’s a place for serious music and actual fun.
djmag.com/news/new-mul...
New multi-purpose venue, renae, opens in Manchester this month
The venue will offer club nights, record shopping, and creative working areas
djmag.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Proud of my pals here. New dance floor, powered by custom L-Acoustics rig, with record shop, indie bookstore and upstairs club opening in Manchester.
renae, on Thomas Street, ISN’T A LISTENING BAR.
Instead, it’s a place for serious music and actual fun.
djmag.com/news/new-mul...
renae, on Thomas Street, ISN’T A LISTENING BAR.
Instead, it’s a place for serious music and actual fun.
djmag.com/news/new-mul...
Reposted by Martin GH
No good news: News avoidance is on the rise …
Via @reutersinstitute.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/people-...
Via @reutersinstitute.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/people-...
People are turning away from the news. Here’s why it may be happening
Our data shows a ten-year trend towards disengagement from online news, with interest in news falling and news avoidance rising.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
February 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
No good news: News avoidance is on the rise …
Via @reutersinstitute.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/people-...
Via @reutersinstitute.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/people-...
How long until AI can work out complex global problems and starts pointing out that 10% of the population have 85% of the money?
Will tech eventually save us from the tech bros?
Will tech eventually save us from the tech bros?
February 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
How long until AI can work out complex global problems and starts pointing out that 10% of the population have 85% of the money?
Will tech eventually save us from the tech bros?
Will tech eventually save us from the tech bros?
Reposted by Martin GH
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform MPs Are Most Boosted UK Politicians on Elon Musk’s X Despite Tiny Parliamentary Presence
Analysis shows Reform UK representatives benefit from half of all MP engagement on Twitter despite holding just 3.5% of seats in Parliament
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/06/n...
Analysis shows Reform UK representatives benefit from half of all MP engagement on Twitter despite holding just 3.5% of seats in Parliament
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/06/n...
Nigel Farage's Reform MPs Are Most Boosted UK Politicians on Elon Musk's X Despite Tiny Parliamentary Presence
Analysis shows Reform UK representatives benefit from half of all MP engagement on Twitter despite holding just 3.5% of seats in Parliament
bylinetimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform MPs Are Most Boosted UK Politicians on Elon Musk’s X Despite Tiny Parliamentary Presence
Analysis shows Reform UK representatives benefit from half of all MP engagement on Twitter despite holding just 3.5% of seats in Parliament
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/06/n...
Analysis shows Reform UK representatives benefit from half of all MP engagement on Twitter despite holding just 3.5% of seats in Parliament
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/06/n...
Doomsday Clock just moved forward by 1 second.
It has never moved just 1 second before. Now trying to work out if it’s slowing down, if this is the car crash where milliseconds become minutes, or the apocalyptic version of a Netflix series that should have been a film but rolls on for 12 seasons.
It has never moved just 1 second before. Now trying to work out if it’s slowing down, if this is the car crash where milliseconds become minutes, or the apocalyptic version of a Netflix series that should have been a film but rolls on for 12 seasons.
February 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Doomsday Clock just moved forward by 1 second.
It has never moved just 1 second before. Now trying to work out if it’s slowing down, if this is the car crash where milliseconds become minutes, or the apocalyptic version of a Netflix series that should have been a film but rolls on for 12 seasons.
It has never moved just 1 second before. Now trying to work out if it’s slowing down, if this is the car crash where milliseconds become minutes, or the apocalyptic version of a Netflix series that should have been a film but rolls on for 12 seasons.
Information warfare by any other name.
The US regime continues to threaten global progress on major issues. This time #climate science is being targeted for ‘deletion’.
environmentjournal.online/climate-chan...
The US regime continues to threaten global progress on major issues. This time #climate science is being targeted for ‘deletion’.
environmentjournal.online/climate-chan...
'Climate' references are disappearing from US Government websites
In the latest red flag for freedom of speech and information in the United States, Donald Trump's administration has begun 'downgrading' mentions of the environmental crisis from state-run domains.
C...
environmentjournal.online
February 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Information warfare by any other name.
The US regime continues to threaten global progress on major issues. This time #climate science is being targeted for ‘deletion’.
environmentjournal.online/climate-chan...
The US regime continues to threaten global progress on major issues. This time #climate science is being targeted for ‘deletion’.
environmentjournal.online/climate-chan...
Trying to wrap my head around how the world’s most powerful country that has set the political and economic tone for a century can be so angry at its own rules it starts lashing out at everyone other than the people who imposed them.
February 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Trying to wrap my head around how the world’s most powerful country that has set the political and economic tone for a century can be so angry at its own rules it starts lashing out at everyone other than the people who imposed them.
I’m seeing a lot of posts about America being the laughing stock of world right now.
This is part of the problem.
There’s nothing funny - at all - about news coming from the world’s most powerful country.
Nobody’s laughing. They’re either jeering, gleefully waiting for a turn, or traumatised.
This is part of the problem.
There’s nothing funny - at all - about news coming from the world’s most powerful country.
Nobody’s laughing. They’re either jeering, gleefully waiting for a turn, or traumatised.
February 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I’m seeing a lot of posts about America being the laughing stock of world right now.
This is part of the problem.
There’s nothing funny - at all - about news coming from the world’s most powerful country.
Nobody’s laughing. They’re either jeering, gleefully waiting for a turn, or traumatised.
This is part of the problem.
There’s nothing funny - at all - about news coming from the world’s most powerful country.
Nobody’s laughing. They’re either jeering, gleefully waiting for a turn, or traumatised.
The UK needs a ban on overseas and corporate donations to political parties asap.
If you don’t actually get a vote in the election you should not be able to contribute to campaigns.
If you don’t actually get a vote in the election you should not be able to contribute to campaigns.
February 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The UK needs a ban on overseas and corporate donations to political parties asap.
If you don’t actually get a vote in the election you should not be able to contribute to campaigns.
If you don’t actually get a vote in the election you should not be able to contribute to campaigns.
Reposted by Martin GH
Langston Hughes
February 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Langston Hughes
Reposted by Martin GH
The world is going backwards.
We will not.
We are extremely proud to be a safer space where entertainment, inclusion and welfare take equal precedence - and we will always fight to protect this.
All forms of abuse will be met with immediate bans.
Our comms are always open for feedback.
We will not.
We are extremely proud to be a safer space where entertainment, inclusion and welfare take equal precedence - and we will always fight to protect this.
All forms of abuse will be met with immediate bans.
Our comms are always open for feedback.
January 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The world is going backwards.
We will not.
We are extremely proud to be a safer space where entertainment, inclusion and welfare take equal precedence - and we will always fight to protect this.
All forms of abuse will be met with immediate bans.
Our comms are always open for feedback.
We will not.
We are extremely proud to be a safer space where entertainment, inclusion and welfare take equal precedence - and we will always fight to protect this.
All forms of abuse will be met with immediate bans.
Our comms are always open for feedback.
Well at least January is over.
Who knows, it might even be our last.
Who knows, it might even be our last.
February 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Well at least January is over.
Who knows, it might even be our last.
Who knows, it might even be our last.
The @manchestermill.bsky.social expose of Sacha Lord’s exploitation and dishonest abuse of UK Government Covid business support — resulting in him standing down as Greater Manc Night Time Economy Advisor — proves how important local media is.
January 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The @manchestermill.bsky.social expose of Sacha Lord’s exploitation and dishonest abuse of UK Government Covid business support — resulting in him standing down as Greater Manc Night Time Economy Advisor — proves how important local media is.
Essential brief into @deepseek.bsky.social which effectively states the obvious… we cannot blindly trust any company and we really need to police tech properly.
"There should be scepticism for any company. I take issue with people being uniquely sceptical of a Chinese company, but don't hold US companies to the same degree of scepticism"
@karenhao.bsky.social on DeepSeek. Piece by @marinaadami.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/what-de...
@karenhao.bsky.social on DeepSeek. Piece by @marinaadami.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/what-de...
What Deepseek may mean for the future of journalism and generative AI
Expert Karen Hao on how this Chinese model can reshape the AI space, how it can impact journalism and how reporters should cover it.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
January 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Essential brief into @deepseek.bsky.social which effectively states the obvious… we cannot blindly trust any company and we really need to police tech properly.
You file work months after we agreed it and then chase me when I’ve not confirmed it’s usable within a fortnight!
Really don’t give a shit about how much pressure you’re being put under. Have a think about whether your chase is reasonable before you chase.
Really don’t give a shit about how much pressure you’re being put under. Have a think about whether your chase is reasonable before you chase.
January 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
You file work months after we agreed it and then chase me when I’ve not confirmed it’s usable within a fortnight!
Really don’t give a shit about how much pressure you’re being put under. Have a think about whether your chase is reasonable before you chase.
Really don’t give a shit about how much pressure you’re being put under. Have a think about whether your chase is reasonable before you chase.
BBC News interview today about the new Starbucks CEO trying to turn around the coffee giant’s ailing fortunes by returning it back to everyone’s local place…
If a multinational that does shit coffee and treats workers terribly is a local place for anyone, we are in more trouble than I thought.
If a multinational that does shit coffee and treats workers terribly is a local place for anyone, we are in more trouble than I thought.
January 29, 2025 at 5:51 AM
BBC News interview today about the new Starbucks CEO trying to turn around the coffee giant’s ailing fortunes by returning it back to everyone’s local place…
If a multinational that does shit coffee and treats workers terribly is a local place for anyone, we are in more trouble than I thought.
If a multinational that does shit coffee and treats workers terribly is a local place for anyone, we are in more trouble than I thought.
I’ve always been very wary of people who consider themselves to be ‘normal’.
I’m now 100% convinced of my rationale.
I’m now 100% convinced of my rationale.
They're absolutely right; this was the first influencer election, delivered by the robber barons of black box algorithms.
Those algorithms tell them everything revolves around people who look and think like them. "Normal."
If you haven't read Kyle Chayka's brilliant FILTERWORLD, you must.
Those algorithms tell them everything revolves around people who look and think like them. "Normal."
If you haven't read Kyle Chayka's brilliant FILTERWORLD, you must.
January 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I’ve always been very wary of people who consider themselves to be ‘normal’.
I’m now 100% convinced of my rationale.
I’m now 100% convinced of my rationale.
Fucking wild.
Gotta start asking some big questions about any regime that just comes in and puts all your senior staff on gardening leave.
If you weren’t already asking some massive questions.
What you gone did? Look what you gone did.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Gotta start asking some big questions about any regime that just comes in and puts all your senior staff on gardening leave.
If you weren’t already asking some massive questions.
What you gone did? Look what you gone did.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Top USAID career staff placed on immediate leave
“This is like taking out all the generals,” said a former Trump administration official informed of the decision.
www.politico.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Fucking wild.
Gotta start asking some big questions about any regime that just comes in and puts all your senior staff on gardening leave.
If you weren’t already asking some massive questions.
What you gone did? Look what you gone did.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Gotta start asking some big questions about any regime that just comes in and puts all your senior staff on gardening leave.
If you weren’t already asking some massive questions.
What you gone did? Look what you gone did.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
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One ghost alone wasn't enough to be taken seriously. It took 3 spirits working together, using their collective power to make Scrooge change for the better.
The theme of A Christmas Carol is that rich people only fear unions.
The theme of A Christmas Carol is that rich people only fear unions.
December 24, 2024 at 4:11 PM
One ghost alone wasn't enough to be taken seriously. It took 3 spirits working together, using their collective power to make Scrooge change for the better.
The theme of A Christmas Carol is that rich people only fear unions.
The theme of A Christmas Carol is that rich people only fear unions.
Trump’s 2017 inauguration netted $90million. 2025’s will be way more.
He’s worth $7billion.
Spotify revenue= €4billion. CEO Daniel Ek’s net worth= $4.8 billion.
Average Spotify staff salary= $130,000+
Musicians can’t afford to be musicians.
This is not ok. At all.
djmag.com/news/spotify...
He’s worth $7billion.
Spotify revenue= €4billion. CEO Daniel Ek’s net worth= $4.8 billion.
Average Spotify staff salary= $130,000+
Musicians can’t afford to be musicians.
This is not ok. At all.
djmag.com/news/spotify...
Spotify donated $150,000 to Trump inauguration ceremony
The streaming giant also hosted a pre-inauguration brunch celebrating “power of podcasts in this election"
djmag.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Trump’s 2017 inauguration netted $90million. 2025’s will be way more.
He’s worth $7billion.
Spotify revenue= €4billion. CEO Daniel Ek’s net worth= $4.8 billion.
Average Spotify staff salary= $130,000+
Musicians can’t afford to be musicians.
This is not ok. At all.
djmag.com/news/spotify...
He’s worth $7billion.
Spotify revenue= €4billion. CEO Daniel Ek’s net worth= $4.8 billion.
Average Spotify staff salary= $130,000+
Musicians can’t afford to be musicians.
This is not ok. At all.
djmag.com/news/spotify...
‘People are more miserable when submerged in digital information’.
Shocker.
Also interesting that public libraries are one of the few remaining urban spaces we can exist in for free.
Shocker.
Also interesting that public libraries are one of the few remaining urban spaces we can exist in for free.
"A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users."
Our physical space and resources matter *greatly!*
bookriot.com/innovative-s...
Our physical space and resources matter *greatly!*
bookriot.com/innovative-s...
Innovative Study by UPenn and NYPL Finds That Public Libraries Positively Impact Community Health and Well-Being
"Our research found that patrons experience refuge, joy, connection, purpose, and expansion through their library use"
bookriot.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
‘People are more miserable when submerged in digital information’.
Shocker.
Also interesting that public libraries are one of the few remaining urban spaces we can exist in for free.
Shocker.
Also interesting that public libraries are one of the few remaining urban spaces we can exist in for free.